Square Business Improvement District installed the most ambitious parklet, a 2-block long installation along Powell Street near Union Square, funded by a corporate donation by Audi. Parklets have sprung up in Phoenix, Philadelphia, Oakland, Los Angeles, San Jose, Dallas, Seattle, San Diego, Vancouver, British Columbia, Minneapolis, Chicago, Santa Monica, and Morro Bay, CA. Parklets are typically spaces for passive recreation, The first parklets with active recreation were installed in Los Angeles, CA in February 2013. Two sites on Spring Street, in Downtown Los Angeles, each feature two exercise bicycles on site. Upon evaluation, 20% of people surveyed in the sites said they previously used the machines; but only 5% of activity observed recorded use of the machines. Active recreation use of parklets may need some additional motivation to increase use at the exercise machines. Parklets have also been created in Mexico in Puebla de Zaragoza during the PueblaDesignFest The first Parklet on the street in London has been installed in July 2015. In April 2018, a Parklet was also created in Leeds, UK, as a result of a partnership between Yorkshire Design Group, Leeds Business Improvement District (LeedsBID), Leeds City Council, and LAAND landscape architects. In December 2019, the Metro Tunnel Creative Program in Melbourne, Australia, installed a parklet on Domain Road - an area impacted by the construction of the new tunnel and station. Local restaurants were able to increase their street trading permits into the parklet - which also helped them maintain physical distancing for patrons waiting for takeaways during the COVID-19 pandemic. See also Pocket park References External links Pavement to Parks, San Francisco Adelaide City Council Parklet Program, South Australia People Spots, Chicago, IL City of Vancouver, Parklets New York City Department of Transportation, Street Seats Morro Bay Parklet Pilot Program Victoria, British Columbia, Canada — Parklet Hackney installs country's first US-inspired on-street micro park Pop-up Leeds park is calling for the Summer Parks Pedestrian infrastructure Street furniture Urban planning